Division 8 - Round 2 2017 Playoffs Recap

Written by
Jeff Corrion
Published
11/06/2017

Round 2 Overview: All you need to know was that Muskegon Catholic Central was eliminated, preventing them from winning a 5th straight state title.

Upsets: Mendon hosted Muskegon Catholic Central and used a strong second half to eliminate MCC who has won the previous four D8 titles.

What to look forward to in Round 3:

West Iron as expected had a tough game with Norway that they pulled out a 20-14 win. West Iron will now host a scorching hot Frankfort squad that traveled to Gaylord this past week and ran through the St. Mary Cathedral Snowbirds.

Lincoln Alcona kept their offense going strong in District Finals win over a regular season opponent, Hillman. Nouvel's win over Harbor Beach we predicted would be a 2 point Nouvel win, it was instead a 1 point win for Nouvel.

Mendon defeated MCC as stated above, they'll now host nearby Climax-Scotts who went from scoring 84 points to 14 points this past week.

Whiteford got stuck with their heated rivals Petersburg-Summerfield after winning comfortably earlier in the season, Whiteford dug down deep to pull away from their rivals and advance. Whiteford will now host Everest Academy who shutout local opponent, Oakland Christian 20-0.